World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Howard R. Ernest
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Portland, North Dakota
Honored By
Mrs. Evelyn Ernest
Relationship
Wife
Was wounded during the U.S. Invasion of Leyte Island during the Philippine Invasion, 1944; was assigned with a chemical battalion; was commissioned at Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland; received Purple Heart.